Sorry about the loooooong time since I've updated but school is being a major bitch right now (mostly because I'm graduating now) and family and friends…well^^ So, here's the next chapter and I hope you'll like it J

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Stephey

When they looked back into their faces, Troy felt suddenly something familiar. He couldn't name what it was, but it scared him as hell. Suddenly a loud bang on the other side of the door was heard.

Chad: Gabriellaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Sharpay: Gee, Chad! She can hear you, you know?

Zeke: The whole planet could…

Chad: Well, how many days does it take for a human to deal with death?

Taylor: Are you really that insensitive? You know that Gaby lost the only person who actually meant something to her.

Sharpay: Well, now that he's gone she has only us now.

Zeke: Yes, dear. But we have to consider that Gabriella spend a great amount of her life with her father who passed away recently. She will come to us when she feels ready and healed but until then all we can do is to wait for her.

Sharpay: Aw, Zekey-poo always knows what to say. You SO deserve a kiss right now!

Chad: Err, but unfortunately, Zekey-poo my question was how long?

Suddenly Troy comes out of Gabriella's room which leaves the others wide eyed.

Taylor: Okay, what have you done this time?

Troy: Hey, I did not upset her if you mean that. I actually tried to help her.

Sharpay: Finally he lets his guard down.

Taylor: And could you manage?

Troy: She seems a bit calmer now. Maybe she'll join us at dinner.

Chad: Today?

Troy shrugs his shoulders and returns to his room, thinking about Sharpay`s words.

Finally he lets his guard down.

He didn't know whether it might be a good or a bad thing. Fact was that Gabriella wouldn't betray them with the Weres because they killed her father and threatened her kingdom. That was a great plus. But there was another thing which scared him a mighty lot. Even if Troy didn't want to admit it…yet. He knew deep inside that there has been some kind of strange attraction to that girl. It wasn't her body or her hair or her character. There was something in her eyes which made him incredibly curious and scared at the same time. Right at the beginning when they met each other in front of Jack and Lucille and the gang, they shared a long stare. And even though they were metres away from each other Troy's gaze was immediately focused on Gabriella's deep brown eyes which seemed more hazel because of the sun which shined through the windows. Behind those eyes which seemed so warm and inviting there was something hidden which seemed more like sadness and fear. It seriously bugged him. He didn't want to become vulnerable again. It didn't work the last time.

But why then couldn't he help himself but feel protective of her?

While everyone spend their free time before dinner in the mansion, Gabriella walked silently in the huge garden in the backyard. The sun was slowly vanishing behind the horizon. A spectacular thing which she used to watch with her father when she was a little girl.

After a while she turns her head and sees a Lily in front of her. It was her favourite flower. She bend down and takes a closer look to its beauty when suddenly she hears heavy steps approaching her. Gabriella looks to the left and sees a girl standing a few metres in front of her.

Gabriella: Who are you?

Girl: Ah. Finally we meet each other. You are Gabriella, right?

Gabriella: Correct, but why do you know that? And who are you and-?

Girl: Hey, hey, hey. You know that curiosity killed the cat, right? My name is Angelika.

Gabriella gasped: Are you the Angelika?

Angelika nodded: Yes, I am and I am here because I have a message for you. From the Weres.

Gabriella looked with a curious and sceptical face at her: I'm listening.

Angelika approached her while staring intensely into her eyes and leaned with her face closer to hers and spoke:" The vampires are not who you think they are. There's a big intrigue going on and it means harm to not only the Swedish kingdom but also to the whole human race." With that sentence Angelika closed her eyes and her lips met Gabriella's whose body seemed to be in a trance, paralyzed by Angelika's mouth and tongue which had made its way into her mouth.

Suddenly Jack, Lucille and Taylor appear out of nowhere and Gabriella was being pulled away from the Were-girl. The others escorted the princess back into the mansion.

With Jack and the girl:

Jack: "What are you doing here, Angelika?"

Angelika:" Hey, is that how you welcome a good old friend?"

Jack: "No, that's how I welcome someone who has betrayed my family and my kind.. What are you doing here?"

Angelika: "Funny how everything turned out, right? Nikolai send me here to look after a certain someone. Seems though I've already found her."

Jack: "Don't you even dare to lay your damn claw on my family."

Angelika: Wouldn't be the first time. Right, Jacky?

Using her old nickname for him made Jack flinch unintentionally.

Angelika laughs evilly: "You know that we've already conquered the Swedish kingdom. There are 9 million inhabitants, captured and being supervised by our Army and you know what they say "Once you kill a cow, you gotta make a burger" and our Weres are getting hungrier day by day. They might not be able to resist their urge to just attack those helpless creatures."

Jack: "So what do you want from us?"

Angelika: "The heir of the crown! We want what already belonged to us once! And if she won't show up then all she will rein over will be dead bodies!

Jack: "If you want her that desperately you gotta have to deal with me and my family."

Angelika smirks and lunges towards Jack while she transformed into a Were.

Jack: "NOW!"

Suddenly Chad shows up and punches the floor in case of creating a little earthquake to confuse Angelika. Then Troy flew in his fire state (like Johnny Storm from Fantastic Four!) towards Angelika and surrounds her so that she was encircled by flames, unable to move. Afterwards Sharpay stepped into the picture and froze Troy's flames which turned immediately to ice and held Angelika captivated. Jack was very proud of their team work.

Jack: "Well done, kids! I'm more and more content with what you-."

Zeke: "Wait a sec! There's something going on in there."

Then they heard a crack in the eyes. The frozen prison exploded and Angelika screamed a loud howl. She transformed back into her human form and glared at the group of vampires.

Angelika:" Hey guys, hey Troy."

Troy glared at her and flexed his muscles which seem to shudder more because of her voice.

Angelika: "I might say that I'm impressed by your powers. Really. The more I'll enjoy to kill every single blood sucker of you. But I'm not here for fun right now. Well, if you don't hand me that human voluntarily then I'll just go and get her myself!"

With that she transformed again and ran to the mansions entry. Zeke sent with his telepathy power a warning signal to Taylor and told her to hide Gabriella.

With them:

Taylor: "That was Zeke. They couldn't stop her. We have to take Gaby outta here."

Gabriella: "You mean she's coming now?"

Lucille: "Don't worry. We have to hide her."

Taylor: "But where?"

Lucille sighed and tried to figure something out. Time was running out of their hands. A place where no Were would dare to step into? Where Gabriella can stay temporarily and be save from everything and everyone. Then something came into her mind.

Lucille: "Sweetie, bring her to the cellar. You know how to create a portal, don't you?"

Taylor: "You want me to take her to Underworld? With all due respect, Luce, but I don't think this might be a good idea."

Lucille: "We don't have any other choice! Listen. Tell Zeke that everyone has to be there as well as soon as possible."

Taylor:" And let you and Jack here? Alone? By yourselves?"

Lucille: "We'll be with you as soon as we can, now go! Go now!"

Gabriella: "Lucille, I-."

Lucille: "This is not your fault, okay? Now go, Gaby!"

With those words Gabriella was being taken away by Taylor. They ran as if there was no tomorrow. There were many corridors and steps when suddenly Taylor took Gaby's hand.

Taylor: "This will be now a bit freaky! No matter what happens, do not let go of my hand! And it might be better it you close your eyes!"

Gabriella: "What? But what it is going on he-?"

Suddenly they were no longer running on the ground of the corridor. Even though Gabriella closed her eyes as firm as she could she was just too curious and opened them. What she saw was simply amazing.

So, I hope y'all kind of liked it and the next chapters will follow shortly…after some reviews of yours ;) *wink wink* I imagined Kristin Kreuk as my Angelika because she seems as the type of woman who can look real innocent but also very sexy and dangerous. You can also suggest other people as well in…your reviews ^^

Mwah, Steph